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Попрыгунья Стрекоза Лето красное пропела; Оглянуться не успела, Как зима катит в глаза. Помертвело чисто поле; Нет уж дней тех светлых боле, Как под каждым ей листком Был готов и стол, и дом. Всё прошло: с зимой холодной Нужда, голод настаёт; Стрекоза уж не поёт: И кому же в ум пойдёт На желудок петь голодный! Злой тоской удручена, К Муравью ползёт она: 'Не оставь меня, кум милой! Дай ты мне собраться с силой И до вешних только дней Прокорми и обогрей!' - 'Кумушка, мне странно это: Да работала ль ты в лето?' Говорит ей Муравей. 'До того ль, голубчик, было? В мягких муравах у нас Песни, резвость всякий час, Так, что голову вскружило'.- 'А, так ты...' - 'Я без души Лето целое всё пела'.- 'Ты всё пела? это дело: Так поди же, попляши!'
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- by Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769 - 1844), "Стрекоза и Муравей", appears in Басни (Basni) [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "La cigale et la fourmi", written 1668, appears in Fables
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Стрекоза и муравей", op. 64 (Fünf Fabeln von Kriloff für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5 (1849-50), published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff; first published in 1851 with no opus number, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Стрекоза и Муравей", op. 4 no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by R. Sprato ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
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- Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Dezső Kosztolányi (1885 - 1936) , "A tücsök meg a hangya", first published 1916 ; composed by Ferenc Farkas.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "The Dragonfly and the Ant", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La libellule et la fourmi", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 133
Hopping carefree, the Dragonfly Sang away the gorgeous summer. Before she knew it, The winter swirled into her eyes. The open field has withered, Those blissful days are no more, When under every leaf There was a meal and a home ready for her. All has vanished: with cold winter hunger and need approach. The Dragonfly sings no longer: Who would dream of singing On an empty stomach! Anguished by bitter sorrow To the Ant she crawls. "Don't forsake me, dear cousin. Permit me to gather my strength And only till the first days of spring Sustain and keep me warm!" - "Dear cousin, it is strange to me: But did you work during the summer?" The Ant says to her. "Did I have time, my dear? In our silken grasses Every hour we were singing and frolicking. My head was spinning!" -- "So, then you ..." -- "Without a thought, I sang away the entire summer". -- "So you were singing? That's fine business: Go on then - dance now!"
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769 - 1844), "Стрекоза и Муравей", appears in Басни (Basni) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "La cigale et la fourmi", written 1668, appears in Fables
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-01
Line count: 30
Word count: 168